10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEYERBEER»
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Meyerbeer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Diaries of Giacomo
Meyerbeer: The years of celebrity, ...
Confirmed as the major figure on the operatic scene, and freed from the more onerous duties of his official position, Meyerbeer was able to enjoy his most remarkable period of stability and renown, as the detailed and absorbing diary ...
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2002
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The Operas of Giacomo
Meyerbeer
But these operas are far more than imitations: they show an apprehension of convention and genre that is nothing less than a dismantling of accepted formulas, and a highly original reconstruction of them."--BOOK JACKET.
Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2006
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Meyerbeer Studies: A Series of Lectures, Essays, and ...
Now he is unknown to the ordinary opera lover. These essays represent something of an odyssey to seek out and know the shadowy figure behind so much divided opinion and long neglect.
Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2005
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Giacomo
Meyerbeer and music drama in nineteenth-century Paris
This book both tracks specific aspects of this culture, and examines stage music in Paris through the lens of one of its most important figures: Giacomo Meyerbeer.The early part of the book, which is organised chronologically, examines the ...
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The Diaries of Giacomo
Meyerbeer: The last years, 1857-1864
Volume 4 is devoted to the last years (1857-64); while age and declining health saw a waning of the composer's personal optimism.
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2004
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Giacomo
Meyerbeer: The Complete Libretti in Ten Volumes (in ...
The contributions within this text boldly and effectively confront epistemic orders that were/are predicated upon the presumptive Occidental circumscription of reason and intelligibility.
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An introduction to the dramatic works of Giacomo
Meyerbeer: ...
Meyerbeer (17911864) was a great musical dramatic artist in his own right. This consideration of Meyerbeer's operas provides an approachable introduction into the composer's operatic creation.
Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2008
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The
Meyerbeer Libretti: Italian Operas 2 (Emma Di Resburgo, ...
In this comprehensive edition of Meyerbeer's libretti, the original text and its translation are placed on facing pages for ease of use. the fifth volume presents Robert le Diable (1831), the first of Meyerbeer's epoch-making grand operas.
Richard Arsenty, Robert Ignatius Letellier, 2009
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The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera
JOHN H. ROBERTS Le Prophete As he put the finishing touches on the vocal
score of Les Huguenots in May 1 836 Meyerbeer was already anxious, as he told
his wife, to begin work as soon as possible on a third grand opera 'in order to
plant ...
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Richard Wagner and His World
RICHARD WAGNER TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED BY
THOMAS S. GREY The vituperation heaped upon the German-Jewish composer
of French grand opera, Giacomo Meyerbeer, by Richard Wagner in such writings
as ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEYERBEER»
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Flotow's Finest Inked for BMO's 10 th Season
And it is no accident that the emotional center of this opera is not a religious song (as in Meyerbeer, for example), but a folksong. The plot ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
Memories of the Met
... sang two arias from “Samson et Delilah” and the Manila Music Academy under Alexander Lippay played the Coronation March from Meyerbeer's “The Prophet ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Hôtel Dewin : classé et… encore menacé
La décision de classement de la villa - ou hôtel - Dewin et de son jardin à la rue Meyerbeer à Forest n'apaise pas les habitants du quartier à ... «lalibre.be, Jul 15»
The Royal Opera House rape scene disgusted its audience. But it …
I say 200 years ago; it was actually 1991, and a not overly admired revival of Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. At the time, I knew no different, and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
'Repugnant', 'uninspired' and 'awful' - works hated by their own …
... “Meyerbeer's worst opera” (Charles Rosen) and “the greatest musical drama ever composed” (Gustav Mahler). Despite its continued success ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Major Impressionism show dazzles at Philadelphia Museum of Art
There's a heck of a lot to look at in Degas' “The Ballet Scene From Meyerbeer's Opera 'Robert Le Diable,'” in which orchestra members, their ... «LancasterOnline, Jun 15»
On stage: Top 5 NJ shows this week
Artistic director Alan R. Kay leads an ensemble featuring soprano Wonjung Kim in music by Copland, Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn and Eliot ... «NJ.com, May 15»
Classical Music: 26th annual Cape May Music Festival kicks off this …
Also on the program will be music by composers of Jewish heritage: Aaron Copland's "As It Fell Upon a Day," Giacomo Meyerbeer's Clarinet ... «NJ.com, May 15»
Gerald Carpenter: Clarinent, Flute, Piano and Song Highlight Santa …
... his “Carmen” fantasy was his most popular work, but his take-off on Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine was also a staple of the repertory. «Noozhawk, May 15»
Kirkos invite their audience into the twilight zone
The programme, conducted by Robert Houlihan, opened with the bombast of the Coronation March from Meyerbeer's La Prophète (which ... «Irish Times, May 15»
